Mechanical toy



Feb. 7, 1928. F. J. HARBST MECHANICAL Toy Filed Aug. 25. 1927 titl 7,lltti.

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MECHANCAL TOY.

Application filed August 25, 1927. Serial No. 215,348.

My invention relates to improvements in mechanical toy, and has for itsobject the provision of a simple and inexpensive toy affording aconsiderable variety of change 4and movement, and one not likely to bebroken or disorganized.

The toy of my invention primarlly consists of tivo rocking figures, suchas the tivo jointed monkeys herein shown, holdii'ig be tween their handsa bar to which reciprocat ing movement is imparted as the figures arerocked up and down. Preferably this toy is mounted upon a pair of wheelsprovided with a handle, in order to transmit motion to the figures andafford the child both exercise andndiversion in playing With said toy.ln structure,` said toy may be made from articulated. and otherwisemovably connect1 ed metal parts or stampings, or ofv lighter andpossibly more durable construction, substituting' Wood or fiber for someof said parts, as further indicated herein.

The details of such construction and its mode of operation and use maybest be errplained in connection with the accompany ing; drawings,wherein: u

Figure 1 is a vievv of a toy appliance m kide elevation incorporatingthe features of my invention.

Fig. Q is a view thereof in front elevation; bothuof said figuresillustrating the lower section only of the handle, and,

Fig, 3 is an enlarged detail, partly in section, showing one of thearticulated figures for said toy.

Throughout the figures of the drawings l have employed the samecharacter of refer ence to indicate similar parts. y

The handle a. shown at the right, Fig. l, may be of any desired lengthto permit the child to push the toy about on the paired Wheels t, bymeans of the yoke or fork o.

The axle i5 rotates with the Wheels and mounts a pulley Wheel c which isadapted to transmit motion to the operative portions of the toy. Theseare mounted upon a substanti ally L-shaped frame CZ connected to oneside of the forlr a', comprising the lower arm d and the upright d.

A second pulley wheel c', connected with the first pulley wheel c b vmeans of a driving band or belt c, andhaving a protrudingr Wrist-pin e,serves to impart motion to the figures of the toy.

These figures are connected at opposite 'ends of tl1e-t`"shaped membere, having a loop e through which said Wrist-pin` e protrudcs, and`interior-ly of which it` is adapted to slide and impart a rockingmotion to the supporting member e and to the attached figures, as thetoy is rollediu'pon its Wheels FWO figures f' of any 'desired character,but provided with articulated limbs f and fQ, preferably, are attachedat the ends of the oscillated supporting` member e. Be# tween the upperarticulated limbs, or the lower arms and hands of said figures,as shown.there provided a pivoted bal" g centrally connected with said Wrist-pine.

llt will be seen that with the parts constructed and connected as hereinshown and described, not only will the figures f be given a rockingmotion with each rotation of the Wheels and connected pulley wheels,but, in addition, the bar g imparts aback and forth or san/'ing motionto the arms of the moving figures j'. The limbs f, balanced by theWeighted tail f2, have an independent rocking motion.

The intermediate position of the moving parts is shown in full lines,Fig, l, While the extreme downward position of the right hand figure anduppermost position of the left hand ligure, with their actuating andactuated parts, are shown in dotted lines. The rocking` motion of thefigures causes the articulated limbs to move,y and this effect may beadded to by providingl an elastic band c intermediately of the pulleyWheels for irregularly rotatirng the actuating Wheel c and its connectedparts. i

A comparison of these positions of the toy, Fig. l, shows that the upperlimbs, or arms of these figures are positively and independl ently movedby the bar g, and impart a motion simulating; a sawingaction Which addsmarked interest and amusement for the child playing with thc toy. i

Durable figures and limbs therefor may be shaped from liber, Wood, orcheaper and lighter parts may be stamped from metal, but these, andother details, including the class of articulated figures, and thespecific actuating' means, are not limited tothe precise showing,r anddescription herein.

.fr preferred feature, but unessential to the instant improvement, isthe provision of a balancing or Weighted tail member f2, shown inFig. 3,which causes the articulated memthe combination with an upright, itspivot` part and a centrally pivoted sup po1"cin,f:,1r member, ot movableobjects mounted to be oscillated thereby, a` transverse bar movablyconnected with said objects, and an actuating crank-deviceoperativelyconnected with Said supporting member and said bar, Whereby motion isimpartedto the objects, inde pendently ot said supportingmember,substantially as set tortb. i i

2. In an appliance ot' the class described, the combination with anupright, its pivot part and a cent 'ally pivoted T-shaped supportingmember, of mori ble objects mounted thereon, a transverse bar mo fably`connected with said objects, an actuating Wheel operatively connectedcent 1ally With said T-sliaped member and intermediately with said barto impart motion to said objects, independently of said. supportingmember, `and means for rotating the actuating wheel, substantially asset forth.

3. In an appliance of the class described, the combination with anupright, its pivot part and acentrallypivoted T-shaped supportingmember, of figures terminally mounted thereon in opposing relation andhaving articulated limbs, a transverse bar connected with saidarticulated limbs, an actuating Wheel operatively connected with said T-shaped member and` said bar, supporting wheels for the appliance, anddriving means connecting;r the same with the actuating Wheel,substantially as set forth.

f1. In an appliance of the class described, the combination with astandard and its cen-` trally pivoted T-shaped supporting member mountedto oscillate thereon, of a loop (lepending interlnediately thereof,lignres terminally mounted upon said member in opposing relation andhavingr articulated limbs, a transverse bar connected with opposingarticulated limbs, an actuating crankwl1eel operatively connected withsaid loop and bar, supporting Wheels for the appliance, and drivingmeans connectingr the same with the actuating,r wheel. substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I do now allx my signature.

FREDERICK J. Hanser.

